Galician Forced Laborers from Lviv

INTRODUCTION

The Lwow/Lviv area was occupied by the Germans in 1941. Many Jews were murdered or deported
immediately, but others were held in ghettos and used as forced laborers. In fact, such
"employment" was considered advantageous since it was believed that these persons would not
be deported. Detailed records were kept of such workers, and in some cases, of their families.
Jewish forced laborers were used in various industries until 1943 when the ghettos and their
residents were liquidated.

Forced laborers, Jewish and others, were used in all parts of Europe occupied by the Germans,
including the former Soviet Union and within Germany itself. Such laborers were used in
industry and agriculture, sometimes locally where they had resided, but also as a result of
shipments of workers between different cities and countries. The length
of time that Jews were used as forced laborers varied widely. Some were killed after a few
months and others kept for years. The conditions under which they worked also varied widely,
but the vast majority of Jewish forced laborers either died where they had been "employed"
or were sent to death camps when they were found to be no longer useful.

In 1995 the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum was
permitted to film records at the Lviv/Lviv State archives, related to the German occupation.
These are recorded on 34 reels of film (roughly 34,000 pages), 1995 A 1086. This collection
contains a wealth of information about the German occupation and the treatment of Jews in
the area, and it includes many lists of names. We have taken one small part of the collection
(reel 27, Fond R-56) which lists 1110 Jews and their relatives, with the workers identified as
“head.” The laborers worked in Lviv and other towns.

There is no additional information on these persons, or their fate, in this part of the
collection, though it is possible that they are mentioned elsewhere.

The fields included in this list are as follows:

Surname

Given name

Relationship to head of family (Vehältnis)

Place of birth (Geburtsort)

Date of birth (Geburtsdatum)

Profession (Beruf)

Residence town and street (Wohnort and Strasse Nr.)

Place worked (Dienstelle Arbeitet bei)

The following is a glossary of terms used in this list specifically with regard to
relationships and professions:

Vehältnis

Relationship

Arbeitet im haushalt

Maid; worker in the house

Bruder

Brother

Cousine

Cousin (female)

Ehefrau

Wife

Ehefrau krank

Wife - ill

Ehefrau/Mutter

Wife / Mother

Frau

Wife

Hausfrau

Housewife

Hausfrau/Mutter

Housewife / Mother

Invalide

Invalid

Invalide Vater

Invalid Father

Kinder

Children

Mutter

Mother

Neffe

Nephew

Onkel

Uncle

Schwäger

Brothers-in-law

Schwester

Sister

Schwiegermutter

Mother-in-law

Schwiegervater

Father-in-law

Sohn

Son

Stiefmutter

Stepmother

Tante

Aunt

Tochter

Daughter

Vater

Father

Verwandte

Relatives

Vetter

Cousin (male)

Beruf

Profession

Ackerbauer

Field farmer

Arbeiter

Worker

Arbeiter/Oberteilsoschneider

Worker / upper shoe maker

Arbeiter/Zurichter

Worker / preparer

Arbeiterin

Female worker

Bäcker

Baker

Beamte

Funcionary, female civil servant

Beamter

Civil servant

Braker (Polish)

inspector

Buchhalter

Bookkeeper

Elektrisch Ingenieur

Electrical Engineer

Elektromonteur

Electrician

Feldarbeiter

Agricultural worker

Fleischer

Butcher

Friseur

Hairdresser

Fuhrmann

Driver, wagoner

Gehilfe des Magasineurs Zeichnerin

Draughtswoman's assistant

Gehilfe Spengler

Tinsmith's assistant

Glaser

Glazier

Glaser/Gehilfe

Assistant glazier

Gymnas. Professor

High school teacher

Handelsangestellter

Clerk, shop assistant

Handelsgehilfe

Clerk's assistant

Händler

Merchant, dealer, trader

Hilfsarbeiter

Laborer

Holzangs.;holzangestellte

"official-- angestellte is a low ranking
official who, in this case, worked at the woodworking factory"

Holzarbeiter

Wood worker

Holzbeamte

Wood official

Holzbraker

wood or lumber inspector

Holzhändler

Wood merchant

Holzmanipulant

wood manipulator;wood processor

Holztechniker

Wood technician

Ingenier

Engineer

Kassierer

Cashier

Kaufmann

Merchant, dealer

Kaufmans gehilfe

Merchant's assistant

Kistenmeister

Crate master

Kleinhändler

Retailer, retail dealer

Klempner

Plumber, tinman

Klempnergehilfe

Assistant plumber / tinman

Kngestell.;probably Kangestellte

sales official?

Köchingehilfe

Kitchen help

Kutscher

Driver of a horsedrawn vehicle

Lagerarbeiter

Warehouse worker

Lagerverarbeiter

Warehouse worker

Landwirt

Farmer

Lehrer

Teacher

Lehrling

Apprentice

Maschinist

Machinist

Rechtsanwalt

Solicitor / attorney

Sägearbeiter

Saw worker

Sagefachmann

Saw craftsman (skilled worker)

Sägeleiter

Saw forman

Schlosser

Locksmith

Schmiede und schlosser

(Black)smith and locksmith

Schneider

Tailor

Schneidermeister

Master tailor

Schüler

Pupil

Schuster

Cobbler

Sortierer

Sorter

Spengler

Tinman/tinsmith

Stenotypistin

Shorthand typist

Student

Student

Techn. Magazineur

Technical storekeeper

Tischler

Joiner

Vermesser

Measurer

Waldmanipulant

log handler

Werkängehörige

Factory worker

Zimmermaler

Room painter

Zimmermann

Carpenter

Zimmermann, Tischler

Carpenter, joiner

Zuschneider

Tailoring cutter

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The information contained in this database was indexed from the files of
the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
(#1995 A 1086 - reel 27, Fond R-56 ).
This information is accessible to you today thanks to the effort of the following
JewishGen volunteers who are responsible for the transcription of this file:
Miriam Romm, Helen Rowley, Karol Schlosser, Kathy Wallach, and Phyllis Kramer.
Many thanks as well to Nolan Altman, who revised the output to clarify the
family relationships and who created the two glossaries.